The IFEAT 2024 Turkey Study Tour

1st to 8th June 2024
Istanbul, Izmir, Denizli, Isparta & Antalya

IFEAT is pleased to announce its 15th Study Tour to take place in western Turkey from 1st to 8th June 2024 (TST 24), visiting 5 cities on the tour. Over the past decade IFEAT’s Study Tours have proved to be a great educational experience for the 40 to 50 participants, invariably from over 20 countries.

IFEAT’s recent Study Tour to Italy in January 2024 was a great success and more than achieved its objectives. Participation in the TST 24 will be limited to 40 participants, IFEAT Members are advised to book early, as previous Study Tours have been extremely popular and sold out quickly.

Registration will be limited initially to one person per IFEAT Member company.

Register quickly to avoid disappointment.

STUDY TOUR OBJECTIVES

The Study Tour to Turkey in 2024 has several objectives:

• To gain knowledge of production and processing of rose, oregano and laural leaves – in the major Turkish growing regions.
• To view field cropping, packing, modern and traditional distillation plants.
• To learn about the technical advances being made in the distillation and analysing of essential oils and their constituents.
• The growing importance of organic essential oils, their certification and traceability.
• Provide an opportunity for delegates to meet with Turkish producers, processors, and exporters. Turkey is a major producer and exporter of rose oil and herb oils.
• Learn about Turkey’s rich history and heritage.
• Allow delegates to meet with other F&F industry professionals, invariably from over 20 countries and a range of occupations.
• To achieve all of this over a period of one week.

WHY TURKEY IN JUNE?

The timing of the tour has been selected to match the harvesting and processing of some of the major aromatic botanicals of Turkey. These include rose, laurel and oregano. We shall visit several growing areas.

MAP AND ITINERARY

The map below shows the areas of Turkey we are visiting.

The itinerary below the map provides a summary of the places and operations that we will visit during this Tour.

AIRPORT ARRIVAL & DEPARTURE

There are two different airports for delegates arriving and departing from outside the region:

Start of the TST 24 – Istanbul, (IST) We recommend delegates arrive at this airport on the European side rather than Sabiha Gokcen (SAW) on the Asian Side.
Departures at the end of TST 24 will be from Antalya Airport (AYT) which has many national and international flights.

Transfers to and from the arrival and departure hotels are included in the cost.
Upon registration and booking of flights, please send your arrival and departure flight numbers and timings to IFEAT.

TOUR COSTS AND BOOKING

The cost of the Tour is 3,800 Euros per person.

This includes 7 nights’ single room accommodation in quality hotels; all programme meals, drinks & receptions, domestic transportation on the 7 days of field trips and airport transfers.

IFEAT is not responsible for the cost and booking of flights/travel to Istanbul Airport or from Antalya Airport. This is the responsibility of the individual delegate.

QUALIFICATIONS AND RESTRICTIONS ON PARTICIPATION

Initially participation is restricted to personnel from IFEAT Member companies and initially only one person per Member company will be permitted to attend. To qualify, it is necessary that the Member company has paid its annual membership subscription to date including that current at the time of application for a place on the tour and at the date of the Tour. Delegates must be at least 21 years old at the time of registering. No accompanying persons are permitted. Bookings will be accepted by IFEAT on a first come, first served basis. Delegates will only be registered for the Tour once full payment has been received by IFEAT.

Please read the full terms and conditions here